Orly Gumdrop

in Black, Creme, Green, Matte, Nailart, Orly, Shimmer

Hi all!

The week is in half! Just two more working days till it's weekend. Yay! Today I have a polish for you that I actually wore a while ago. I'm talking about Orly Gumdrop from the Sweet Collection that just came out.


Orly Gumdrop, three coats in daylight with topcoat. Gumdrop is a member of the minty family, but is slightly greener. I really don't know how I can describe this any better. I also have to add that none of my pictures turned out to be true to life. Gumdrop is greener than in the picture, it appears to be a very light blue or so, but it's not.

The structure of this polish is quite thick, but I suppose that's normal for pastels since I've had this issue with all the pastels I've tried so far. The structure of the polish didn't give me trouble, although it applied a little streaky and with bald spots, but all evened out in three coats. The problem was bubbling! Lots and lots of bubbling! I haven't seen anything like it. What a drama! I tried to get rid of the bubbles by using a topcoat, but even the topcoat failed. Too bad, because it's such a lovely color! So, to get rid of the bubbles, I did my new favorite trick to cover up bubbles and smudges; I did a Ruffian inspired mani.


Orly Gumdrop with one coat of Orly Iron Butterfly. Oops, I see I didn't do cleanup with this one.. Sorry about that! I just wanted to show you the lovely color combination. The colors work great together and I like how this turned out. I will defenitely try this again and do a proper mani.

Does anyone of you have the same issues with pastels and bubbling? Is it the polish, or is it me?

Thanks for stopping by!

PS: I will prepare posts in Dutch as well for the next couple of days. I didn't have time to write in two languages. I hope you'll forgive me for that!

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Nubar Iris Dust

in Bronze, Duochrome, Nubar, Pink

Hi all!

How are you all doing? Surviving the week so far? I'm so damn tired since we have summertime (last sunday). My whole biological clock is screwed up! So I'll make it a relatively short post again, sorry about that. I have Nubar Iris Dust for you today. I have had her for quite a while now and I've worn her before, but I had serious shrinkage with Seche Vite before I could take pics. So here she is!

Nubar Iris Dust, four coats in daylight. Iris Dust is a quite sheer, but very pretty duochrome that flashes between dark, faded pink and bronze. I'd say you can best layer this over another color, since I still have VNL with those four coats. I think I would have liked her even more if the bronze was darker, but that's just me :)

The polish structure is quite thin, making it sheer. Drying time is quite long, but this is caused by the many layers I put on my nails before taking these pics. I didn't have issues with application whatsoever though.

What do you think of Iris Dust? Do you like duochromes as much as I do? It's just fascinating to see the colors change on my nails. What's your favorite duochrome?

Thanks for stopping by!

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China Glaze Poolside Collection - Swatches and Review

in Blue/Green, China Glaze, Neon, Orange, Pink, Yellow

China Glaze is launching a brand new collection of six neon shades for this summer. The release date is April 1st, so it is about time for some swacthes :) All of these will make you stand out of the crowd. They are bold and very bright. You will not believe how bright they are, until you see them in person.
edit: video of the whole collection - very accurate colors!

Application: neons have some specifics, you need to know about. First of all, they dry matte. To get the shine, just apply a layer of topcoat. I used Seche Vite on all the pictures. Second, try to apply these in thin coats and always let each coat dry completely before applying the other. This way you will prevent streaks and missing patches of color.

Application tip: try to apply your neon on a coat of white nail polish. This way you can prevent VNL and make the colors pop.

China Glaze pro tohle léto přichází se zbrusu novou kolekcí šesti neonových laků. Kolekce vyjde 1. dubna, takže akorát tak čas na nějaké fotky v akci :) Všechny odstíny z této kolekce vás učiní nepřehlédnutelnými. Jsou výrazné a velmi zářivé.
edit: video celé kolekce - věrně zachycuje odstíny.

Nanášení: neonové laky mají určitá specifika, o kterých je lepší vědět. Zaprvé zaschnou matné, to ale spraví jakýkoliv průhledný nadlak. Já jsem na všech fotkách použila Seche Vite. Zadruhé doporučuju lak nanášet v tenkých vrstvách a každou nechat úplně zaschnout. Tímto způsobem se vyhnete pruhování a nepravidelné aplikaci.

Tip na nanášení: zkuste nejdříve nalakovat nehty bílým lakem a pak teprve nanášet ten neonový. Barva tak líp vynikne a nehet nebude prosvítat.

YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI

Very bright neon yellow. A bit hard to work with, I had to do four coats. I think white polish under would solve the problem. Still nothing one can´t handle and the result is worth it. It really shines!

Zářivá nonová žlutá. Úplně jak zvýrazňovač na nehtech. S tímhle se mi pracovalo nejhůř z celé kolekce, byly zapotřebí čtyři vrstvy. Přesto nic, co by se nedalo zvládnout. Výsledná barvička stojí za to!

SUN WORSHIPER

A beautiful neon orange. This will make a great pedi color. It was also a bit harder to work with. But I expected that and again used four coats.

Nádherná neonová oranžová. Tahle barvička bude perfektní na nožky. Taky se s ní hůř pracovalo, ale to jsem čekala a znovu použila čtyři vrstvy.

FLIP FLOP FANTASY

I love the name of this bright coral neon. It is a lot on the pink side and I just love that. This applied very nice, three coats.

Ten název je prostě dokonalej! Opět velmi zářivá barvička, korálová neonka. V téhle je hodně růžové a to se mi moc líbí. Dobře se nanášela, tři vrstvy.

POOL PARTY

This stuff is radioactive! I think it is the brightest of the whole collection. A hot pink neon. I will be wearing Pool Party a lot in the summer, I am sure of that. Great application, had no problems. Three coats.

Tenhle kousek je snad radioktivní! Myslím, že je to nejzářivější lak z celé kolekce. Výrazná nonová růžová. Tuhle budu v létě nosit hodně často, tím jsem si jista. Perfektní aplikace, žádné problémy. Tři vrstvy.

TOWEL BOY TOY

Another great name for a polish. This is the only one with shimmer and I wouldn´t call it a neon, although it dries matte. It a beautiful blue with shimmer. I added a picture in the sun, so that you can see it. My favourite of the collection. Three coats.

Další povedený název pro lak. Tenhle je jediný s odlesky, ani bych ho nenazvala neonovým, i když zasychá matný. Přidala jsem fotku na sluníčku, aby byly odlesky vidět. Pro mě jednoznačně nejhezčí lak z celé kolekce. Tři vrstvy.

KIWI COOL-ADA

Neon green, very bright. This applied very nice, although four coats were needed. I don´t have anything like this and again it will be a great pedi color.

Další velmi výrazný lak. Neonová zelená. Dobře se nanášela, i když byly potřeba čtyři vrstvy. Podobný lak ve své sbírce nemám a opět i tady platí, že bude super na pedikůru.

Overall I really like this collection. Some of them were harder to apply, but if you follow the application tips, you are ok :) In this collection, you get all you need for summer. Fun, bright neon colors, that will make you always stand out! Can´t wait to walk on the beach with these beauties!

P.S. too bad there is not a purple neon, but I want a purple polish in every collection, so don´t listen to me :P

Celkově se mi kolekce moc líbí. Některé laky jsou sice horší z hlediska nanášení, ale když budete postupovat, jak jsem psala na začátku, tak bude vše ok :) Kolekce obsahuje vše, co na léto potřebujete...veselé, zářivé barvičky, díky kterým nikdy nezapadnete v davu. Už se těším, až se s nima projdu po pláži!

P.S. škoda, že kolekce neobsahuje i neonovou fialku, ale já chci fialový lak v každé kolekci, tak mě neposlouchejte :P

* the product(s) in this post were sent to me by the manufacturer or their PR company.

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OPI Espresso Your Style

in Brown, OPI, Shimmer

Hi all!

It's a quicky today again, I have to get up early tomorrow to go to work and since summertime hit last sunday.. I'm a bit tired. Anyway, today I have OPI Espresso Your Style for you. Michelle from The Lacquer Files was so enthousiastic about this one, that I bought it after I saw her pics.

OPI Espresso Your Style, three coats with topcoat. Espresso You Style is a gorgeous dark brown with bronze shimmer. It's very pretty! Take a closer look:

Don't you agree it's pretty? I actually had this on for almost 6 (six!!) whole days. At the last day it started chipping really bad, but the first couple of days were fine - although I tore a little bit of polish off when I was unwrapping the polishes Michèle from Lacquerized. brought me.

I really like this polish. Application was good since the structure was not too thick or too thin. I can't say much about the dryingtime since I put a quickdry topcoat over it, so I'll get back to you on that next time I wear Espresso Your Style.

What do you think of Espresso Your Style? Are you into browns at all?

Thanks for stopping by!

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Coming Up..

in China Glaze, Neon

Put on your sunglasses and take a look at these babies! They are so hot. I can´t wait to get these on my nails. Swatches coming soon :)

Nasaďte si sluneční brýle a mrkněte na tyhle krasavce! Úplně září. Fotky na nehtech už brzo :)

Towel Boy Toy: Neon Blue

Kiwi Cool-Ada: Neon Green

Yellow Polka Dot Bikini: Neon Yellow

Sun Worshipper: Neon Orange

Flip Flop Fantasy: Neon Coral

Pool Party: Neon Pink

 

* the product(s) in this post were sent to me by the manufacturer or their PR company.

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Giveaway winner!

in Nailswatches Giveaway

Hi all!

I know it's a day early, since I said I would draw a winner tomorrow, but I couldn't wait so I entered all the giveaway entries in a spreadsheet! Unfortunately, not everyone read the rules carefully enough, so I had to eliminate some of you. I'm sorry, but the rules are there for a reason!

Anyway, I have a winner! Here's a little reminder of the prize:

A brand new bottle of Satin Passion from the Orly Satin Hues collection.

And the winner is... *drumroll please*

BeautyVibes! Congratulations! I will contact you via email for your address.

Thanks everyone for entering and for reading my blog of course. I don't know where I'd be without all of you!

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Sweet Butterflies

in Blue/Green, Creme, Konad, Orly

Hello dear readers! How is your Sunday? :) Today I made another of mine jewellery inspired manis. I used Orly Gumdrop as a base. I really fell in love with Gumdrop, can´t believe I wouldn´t buy this myself....what a fool! For the Konad design I used plate M50 and Color Club Black (I know Silver would look better, but I wanted the stamping to stand out a bit more). I hope you like it :)

Zdravím své čtenáře, jakou máte neděli? :) Dnes vám chci ukázat další nehtíky inspirované šperky. Jako základ posloužil Orly Gumdrop. Mimochodem vůbec se nechápu. Normálně bych si takový lak nikdy nekoupila...když ho ale teď mám, tak jsem z něj nadšená! Na Konad razítka jsem použila destičku M50 a Color Club Black (určitě by se víc hodil stříbrný lak, ale chtěla jsem aby to blo trošku výraznější). Doufám, že se líbí :)

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Nfu Oh 46

in Flakies, Nfu Oh, Red/Burgundy

Today I bring you the promised Nfu Oh 46. I think that these polishes look best layered on another, but I swatched it alone, so you can see the color. The base is a bright medium red and the flakies go from red to gold. Would look perfect on a red or black base. On the pictures I have three coats and still VNL. Really better for layering, but still an awesome color. Sometimes I just wish I had all of them :)

Dnes pro vás mám slibovaný Nfu Oh 46. Obecně jsou tyhle laky určený na vrstvení (a mně se tak líbí nejvíc), ale vyfotila jsem ho pro vás samotný, aby byl dobře vidět odstín. Základ je výrazná středně červená, šupinky jsou pak červeno zlaté. Úplně ho vidím na červeném nebo černém laku. Na fotkách mám tři vrstvy a ani to nestačilo pro plné krytí. Opravdu je mnohem lepší na vrstvení. Někdy si říkám, že bych je chtěla mít všechny :)

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Orly It´s Up To Blue with Konad

in Blue/Green, Konad, Orly

Today´s post is a continuation of yesterday´s turquoise eyeshadow post. I have a really nice belt, that is turquouise and also has purple in it. So I tried to do a matching mani :) I used my favourite Orly polish as a base (I only have the mini version and I MUST get the normal size) and for stamping I used China Glaze Harmony and Konad plate M64. I love it!

Dnešní příspěvek navazuje na včerejší tyrkysovou vlnu. Minulé léto jsem si koupila moc hezký pásek, který je tyrkysový, částečně prošívaný fialovou. Zkusila jsem teda udělat podobné nehtíky :) Jako základ jsem použila svůj nejoblíbenější lak od Orly (mám ho jen v mini verzi, takže si MUSÍM koupit plnou velikost) a na razítkování China Glaze Harmony a Konad destičku M64. Moc se mi výsledek líbí!

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Diamond Cosmetics Never So Evergreen

in Diamond Cosmetics, Green, Shimmer

Hi all!

A quick post today again, I apologize for being a little short in posts.. I've been so busy, starting with work again last week! I have a date tomorrow with two lovely nailgals so I'll get to bed early today. I really like this polish so I hope this makes up for my absence :)


Diamond Cosmetics Never So Evergreen, two coats. The first picture is taken in sunlight, the second and third were taken indoors. Never So Evergreen is a mossy, smokey green with tons of lighter green and golden shimmer. It looks so stunning! I've never seen anything like this and I think I can say this is a unique polish. Never So Evergreen is part of the Fall 2009 collection of Diamond Cosmetics. Look at the shimmer:

Hot eh? Application was flawless. Structure was good and the polish dried quickly.

What do you think of Never So Evergreen? Do you like these smokey, mossy kinda colors?

Thanks for stopping by!

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Teal and turquoise eyeshadows

in Barry M, Eyes / Oči, MAC, Urban Decay

I love these colors on my eyes, but don´t wear them much in the winter. Since spring has come, I wanted to share with you my six favourite eyeshadows and one eyeliner. I also want to know your favourite ones. Tell me!

Tyhle barvičky na líčení mám moc ráda, v zimě je ale skoro vůbec nenosím. Jaro už je ale tu a tak přišel čas provětrat kosmetickou tašťičku a ukázat vám šest mých nejoblíbenějších stínů a jedny linky k tomu. Určitě se pochlubte, jaké máte rádi vy!

MAC Blue Sorcery, Urban Decay Shattered, Urban Decay Peace

MAC Delft, MAC Teal, Barry M Kingfisher

MAC Aqualine

MAC Delft, MAC Teal, MAC Blue Sorcery, Urban Decay Shattered, Urban Decay Peace, Barry M Kingfisher

MAC Delft

MAC Teal

MAC Blue Sorcery

Urban Decay Shattered

Urban Decay Peace

Barry M Kingfisher

MAC Fluidline

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L.A. Colors Pink Sizzle

in L.A. Colors, Pink

This was such a nice surprise :) It was so sheer in the first coat, but then the color builded in the third and covered ok. I love the color, oh wow. This is my first polish from this brand, looks like I will have to try some more :) What is your experience with L.A. Colors, do you like it?

Tenhle lak byl docela překvapení. V první vrstvě byl tak řídký, že jsem si myslela, že rovnou poletí do koše. V třetí ale už plně kryl a barvička je nádherná. Vzala jsem ho na milost :) Je to moje první zkušenost s laky L.A. Colors, vypadá to, že možná ještě nějaký vyzkouším. Máte nějaké oblíbence?

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